The Lost General Part 2

3RD Person

Friends reunited. Commander Chase of the GAR has found his old friend Axle Tinguard after months of searching. Axle is the only person who knows the whereabouts of Ahsoka Tano. Chase and his newly developed division of clones now helps Axle cleanse the streets of a rising criminal syndicate.

A dark hooded figure runs across the rooftops of buildings on level 1318. It drops down into a small warehouse. Thugs were all over the place and jumped up pointing their blasters, "WHO ARE YOU?!" one of them asked. The hooded figure smirked and the large doors behind him exploded and clones ran in blasting at the thugs.

Axle removed his hood and ignited his split-saber and engaged the criminals. "IT'S A JEDI!!!" a thug yelled as Axle approached him. "Not exactly." Axle answered and sliced the blaster in half. Blaster fire was everywhere as the scum dropped like flies. Once the warehouse was clear, Chase walked up to the Gray Jedi, "General, this was a supply house for these rats." Axle thought for a moment, "Salvage the supplies. Looks like we've got a base." "On it sir." Chase replied and walked over to his men.

The clones started to set up a small command center when Gunner approached, "General, is it legal to fight a war on Coruscant itself without the involvement of the Sepes?" Axle laughed, "Don't worry buddy, it's more like a police operation and since Chase is a commander now, he has authority to allow us to get involved."

Chase was talking to General Windu, "Sir we have discovered a rising criminal empire attempting to attack the heart of the Republic. My men have deployed in the lower levels as secret operatives. We have encountered small skirmishes, but no full scale battles. However these thugs would threaten innocent civilians. We've already secured most of the territory this scum possesses." Windu thought for a moment, "Your unit is supposed to be the most elite in the army and you have them fighting...criminals?" "Sir with all do respect, The heart of the Republic has been attacked before and who better to stop another threat from happening on the same planet then us. The Coruscant Guard has not even taken notice." Chase explained. The Jedi Master hesitated, "Have you discovered the leader of these criminals?" Chase paused, "Not yet sir." "I have to inform the Senate of your operation. But all the same. Deal with this quickly as they most likely will vote for you to return to the battle field." Mace informed and ended the transmission.

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Brake and his squad are patrolling a portion of the level. They spread out so no chaos could be spread around that a Republic operation was at work. "Anybody got anything." "Nothing yet Lieutenant." a clone responded.

It's been quite for a couple of minutes, "SIR ON MY POSITION...IT'S AN AMBUSH!!!" another clone reported. Brake was quick to respond, "EVERYONE CONVERGE ON HIS LOCATION!!!" The squad forms up on the transmission and sees their brother taking cover and firing back at the thugs. They quickly join him and take out the attackers. One of them was barely alive as Brake walked over to him and cuffed him, "Take him back to the General."

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Chase and Axle were catching up, "So, how have you and Commander Tano been since you left?" "It's been an emotional ride. When we sleep at night, we can't stop thinking about who we left behind." Axle answered. Chase took a moment to think about that, "So, you two have grown closer?" Axle raised an eyebrow, "Yes you could say that. We've lived together for two months." "Well since you two are no longer Jedi, are you going to make your relationship more public?" Chase laughed. Axle was surprised, "You know about that? For how long?" Chase continued to laugh, "I'll tell you later." Axle giggled a little too, "We share a bed and work small jobs to make a living now so yea I guess we might. I don't care what happens as long as I'm with her." Chase put his hand on his shoulder, "I'm sure you'll get back to her soon."

Just then, Brake walks in with the prisoner, "General, Commander, delivery." as he kicked the thug forward and he fell to his knees. Chase walked up to him. He was a twi'lek with a light blue color. "What is going on here? Are you in league with the Separatists?" Chase said picking the thug up. "If we were in league with the Separatists, we would be using battle droids to fight you." Axle walked over to him, "Then what's your plan?" The twi'lek laughed, "Foolish Jedi. Malix will have your head. You will never know our true intentions." Axle ignited his saber, "Who said I was a Jedi?" The thug shut up and looked away. "Thanks for the name." Axle said, turning to Chase, "Malix."

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After another couple hours, Axle was on the roof of the warehouse. He had his eyes closed, will he stood there. He could sense Ahsoka's presence on the planet. He knew she felt the same thing. Chase then slowly walked up behind him, "General." Axle slowly opened his eyes and turned around. "We think we found something important." Chase finished.

They walked back into the command center where a holo-table showed a map of the area. Chase spoke up, "We've identified the syndicates main operations are run through here." "How'd you get this info so fast?" Axle asked. Brake laughed, "Glock had a fun chat with him. The twi'lek is currently in the hands of our medics." Glock smiled at his friends. Axle laughed a little too, "Alright, let's get to the bottom of this."

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While the men geared up, Axle meditated again. He was on his knees holding his two holocrons he found right before he left the order. He focused on his deepest connections. He then walked into the small barracks they built.

In front of him stood bright colored armor. The men stood at attention and wore newly painted armor. A sleek black paint covered half of the original white armor as a thin light green line of paint bordered the black paint all around the uniform and on the helmets, was the symbol of an Ancient Krayt Dragon. The same dragon Axle slayed when he was 13. Chase walked over, "General, you have no idea how hard it was to keep this a secret. As soon as we met up with you again, the boys and I got to work." Axle held his necklace which he created from the death of the dragon in his hand. Chase continued, "We all agree Axle. We pledge our loyalty to you. The 338th company has officially been born and awaiting your orders." Axle was speechless. He didn't know how to respond.

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Axle Chase and the 338th company marched toward the main facility. Thugs were all over the place. "ALL TROOPERS....LIGHT EM UP!!!" Axle yelled and charged through the streets with his men and immediately pushed the syndicate back. The low level mercenaries had no skill against a Gray Jedi Knight and Mandalorian trained clones.

The 338th burst through the doors and blasted anything that moved. Axle deflected the bolts away and cut through any hostels. He then rushed into the central room and took out the remaining resistance. "Well that was easy." Gunner responded. "The hard part was finding this place. The easy part was taking them down." Axle answered. "Wait where's Malix?" Glock asked. Axle closed his eyes and then looked down. Using the force, he lifted a hidden latch revealing a Trandoshan. "Oh there he is." Glock laughed.

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"The threat has been neutralized and the syndicate leader known as Malix has been captured General Windu." Chase reported. "Very good. The Senate has ordered your division to be moved back to the front lines. You will meet up with General Skywalker on Anaxis. May the force be with you Commander." Windu responded and ended transmission.

The clone Commander walked over to his friend, "Well, I guess this is goodbye." Axle smiled at the group, "Don't worry. I'll be fine. Now that business here is done, I can rejoin Ahsoka. We'll see each other again and when this war is over, we'll all go out to get drinks." they all laughed. They walked towards the gunships. Chase stopped for a moment and turned back to Axle. He saluted to his General as well as the rest of the men. Axle smiled and saluted back. The gunships lifted off and headed back to the surface. Axle walks back to his apartment where Ahsoka will be waiting for him.

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"My lord, our chance to strike the Republic and Jedi order has failed. The entire syndicate has been wiped out." another twi'lek responded. A hooded figure was on the other end of the transmission, "Hmm, we will have another opportunity. Return to me on Dathomir. We must find other ways to expand our empire." "Yes my lord." the twi'lek answered. The figure removed his hood and revealed a red zabrak, "We will have our revenge for our fallen."